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UNC hospitals in Chapel Hill, the flagship hospitals of the UNC Health system. The state Senate recently gave UNC the ability to form mergers at will.

Your exorbitant medical bill, brought to you by the latest hospital merger

by KFF Health News September 9, 2023

The image shows a hospital staff worker using a computer in a patient waiting area. At times, mental health patients in crisis can wait in emergency rooms under involuntary commitment for days or weeks for an available psychiatric bed.

What happens when you take someone in a mental health crisis to the E.R.?

by Taylor Knopf September 8, 2023July 22, 2025

Approaches to student mental health vary on UNC System campuses that are still reeling from effects of pandemic

by Jennifer Fernandez September 7, 2023

shows a backlit sign reading "emergency" against a dark building in the evening.

Charlotte Ledger

When the ER is the only option

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger September 6, 2023May 12, 2024

A boy sits on a couch across from an empty chair holding his head in his hands. The empty chair is unfilled by a psychiatrist, representing the shortage of providers

Charlotte Ledger

Where have all the psychiatrists gone?

by Michelle Crouch and Charlotte Ledger September 5, 2023May 12, 2024

shows a woman, Mandy Cohen, gesturing with her hands, while a man stands in the background

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

by KFF Health News September 2, 2023